NASLJEDNA PRAVA ŽENA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI
INHERITANCE RIGHTS OF WOMAN IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the author follows the development of woman’s inheritance rights. Woman’s inheritance rights were examined on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the 19th century until today. Dominant inheritance system by which the daughter does not inherit if there are male relatives, and the wife does not acquire permanent rights over the marital property, dates back to the original community and patriarchal family. Customary law adopted during the first disposal of property persists stubbornly on Bosnian soil. Its survival is undoubtedly contributed by political, economic and religious factors. Despite that, a crucial factor that will lead to the realization of women’s hereditary rights will be women’s self-awareness of equal treatment with men.

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